Nursing-bottle



(No Model.)

J. E. MONROE. NURSING BOTTLE.

\ Patented Feb. 10,1891.

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J OHA EUGENE MONROE, OF "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

N U RSIN G-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,116, dated February10, 1891.

Application filed May 22, 1890. Serial No. 352,741. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN EUGENE MONROE, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVorcester, in the county of lVorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented anew and useful Nursing-Bottle, of whichthe following is a specification.

Myinvention is an improvementin nursingbottles, and has for its objectto provide a nursing-bottle which may readily be separated for thepurpose of cleaning.

XVith this object in view the invention resides in the various noveldetails of construction and in the combination of parts hereinafterfully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, in which likeletters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofmy improved nursing-bottle. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, andFig. 3 is a view partly in section and partly in side elevation.

Referring to the drawings, letter A designates the upper part of myseparable nursingbottle, and B the lower part of the same. The outerside of the meeting edge of the lower part B is recessed at Z) in orderto form a seat for the reduced or beveled meeting edge a of the upperpart A. An annular washer O, of rubber or the like,is usually insertedbetween the meeting edges or and b.

Upon the upper part of my separable bottle is a ridge or bead a, andthere is a similar bead b on the lower part. These beads serve to retainthe wires D and E, which encircle the bottle. The wire D is formed intoa loop or bend d, for a purpose to be described.

The bottle is provided with a hinge on one side and a fastening deviceon the other, and both of these parts are separable.

The hingeI have designated F, and will be seen on the back side of thebottle in Figs. 2 and 3. This hinge F is composed of two parts f and f.The part f is simply a spring-wire doubled upon itself to a narrow Ushape, the ends bent around the wire D and thebottom of the U bentupward to form a hook. The lower part of the hinge (marked f) is aspring-wire bent in two acute angles in the same direction and plane,space being left between the angles for the reception of the hook on theupper part f, and the ends bent around the wire E,

The fastening device I have designated G, and will be seen on the frontside of the bottle in Figs. 1 and 3. This fastening device Gis composedof two parts -a looped wire g and a clasp g, having an interiorcam-face. The clasp g is attached to the wire D by bending its inner endaround it at the loop (I, and this loop d is engaged by and affords abearing for the loopedwire g, which is attached to the lower section ofthe bottle by having both its ends bent around the wire E.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seen that the parts Aand B of the bottle may be securely fastened together. For instance, theparts having been thoroughly cleaned, the washer O is fitted in thecircular recess 1) and the partA seated thereon. The hinge F isconnected by springing the hookf into the upper straight portion of thecatch f. The end of the clasp g is put through the loop of wire g, andby throwing the said clasp g upward its cam-shaped inner face will drawthe looped wire toward it and thus fasten the parts A and B of thebottle together. The shape of the clasp g and the resiliency of theparts will keep the fastening device Gin position until the clasp g isintentionally depressed.

It is obvious that my separable nursingbottle possesses many advantages.It may readily be taken apart, the interior thoroughly cleaned and puttogether again, and by its use the nurse and the child may both behelped, as the nurse will have less trouble than with the use of theordinary bottle, and the child will not be so liable to be fed with sourmilk.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1, In a nursing-bottle, the combination of the parts A and B, having intheir meeting edges a close joint, with the encircling wires D, retainedin place by the head a, the encircling wire E, retained in place by thebead b, and the hinge F, and fastening G, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. A nursing-bottle composed of two parts A B, having beads a 11 theencirclingwii'es D E, retained in place by the heads, the hinge F,composed of parts f f, connected to the wires, respectively, and thefastening G, com- 5 posed of the looped wire g, connected to Wire E, andthe clasp g, attached to Wire 1) and engaging looped Wire g, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN EUGENE MONROE. \Vitnesses:

FREDK. J. BARNARD, EDW. J. MELANEFY.

